# Viviana Bottaro

Viviana Bottaro (born 2 September 1987) is an Italian karateka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Bottaro has also won numerous medals in the women's individual kata and women's team kata events at the World Karate Championships and the European Karate Championships. She is a three-time bronze medalist in the women's individual kata event at the World Karate Championships. She is also the 2014 European champion in this event.

## Biography

In 2019, Bottaro won the silver medal in the women's individual kata event at the European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. The following month, she represented Italy at the European Games held in Minsk, Belarus and she won the silver medal in the women's individual kata event.
In 2020, Bottaro qualified to represent Italy at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
In May 2021, Bottaro won one of the bronze medals in the women's individual kata event at the European Karate Championships held in Poreč, Croatia. A few months later, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In October 2021, she won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 Mediterranean Karate Championships held in Limassol, Cyprus. In November 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's individual kata event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
| 2005 | European Championships | San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain | 2nd | Team kata |
| 2006 | European Championships | Stavanger, Norway | 2nd | Team kata |
| 2007 | European Championships | Bratislava, Slovakia | 2nd | Team kata |
| 2008 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | Team kata |
| 2009 | European Championships | Zagreb, Croatia | 3rd | Team kata |
| 2010 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 2nd | Team kata |
| 2010 | World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 3rd | Team kata |
| 2011 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 2nd | Team kata |
| 2012 | European Championships | Adeje, Spain | 3rd | Team kata |
| 2012 | World Championships | Paris, France | 2nd | Team kata |
| 2013 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 2013 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | Team kata |
| 2014 | European Championships | Tampere, Finland | 1st | Individual kata |
| 2014 | European Championships | Tampere, Finland | 2nd | Team kata |
| 2014 | World Championships | Bremen, Germany | 3rd | Team kata |
| 2015 | European Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 3rd | Team kata |
| 2016 | European Championships | Montpellier, France | 3rd | Individual kata |
| 2016 | European Championships | Montpellier, France | 3rd | Team kata |
| 2016 | World Championships | Linz, Austria | 3rd | Individual kata |
| 2016 | World Championships | Linz, Austria | 3rd | Team kata |
| 2017 | European Championships | İzmit, Turkey | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 2017 | European Championships | İzmit, Turkey | 1st | Team kata |
| 2018 | European Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 2018 | World Championships | Madrid, Spain | 3rd | Individual kata |
| 2019 | European Championships | Guadalajara, Spain | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 2019 | European Games | Minsk, Belarus | 2nd | Individual kata |
| 2021 | European Championships | Poreč, Croatia | 3rd | Individual kata |
| 2021 | Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | 3rd | Individual kata |
| 2021 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 3rd | Individual kata |